Athlete of the Week Honor Roll

Tuesday

May 15, 2018 at 9:33 PMMay 15, 2018 at 9:33 PM

Boys

Jake Merrell, Valley track: Won three gold medals at the Class 1A state meet in Austin, winning the 800 meters (1 minute, 51.71 seconds), 1600 (4:24.19) and anchoring Valley's 1600 relay team that set a state record with a 3:25.49. He led Valley to the team title and has nine career gold medals.

Luke Williams, Wellington track: Overcame a hamstring pull two weeks earlier to win his first gold state medal in the Class 2A pole vault, clearing 15 feet even, becoming the third brother in his family to win a state track gold.

Isaac Huseman, Canyon track: Senior won the Class 5A shot put state gold medal on the final attempt of his career with a personal best throw of 56-3 3/4.

Logan Ellis, Bushland baseball: Drove in eight runs and got a win on the mound as the Falcons beat Greenwood in three games in a Class 4A area series.

Trevor Andrus, Amarillo High baseball: Had two doubles, a home run and four RBIs in a 15-4 win over El Paso Bel Air to complete a Class 5A area sweep.

Girls

Sydney Ritter, Groom track: As the lone Groom competitor, she led her team to a fourth place finish at the Class 1A state meet, winning gold medals in the long jump and triple jump, a silver in the 100 meters and a bronze in the 400.

Alana Holloway, Spearman track: Junior won gold in the 300 hurdles with a 44.17 at the Class 3A state meet and took silver in the 100 hurdles with a 15.05 for the first two state medals of her career.

Zoe Webb, Vega track: Won gold in the 100 hurdles at the Class 2A state meet and was part of the silver medal 400 and 1600 relay teams as Vega finished second in the team standings.

Bree Baker, Panhandle track: Junior won gold medal in the shot put at the 2A meet with a personal best throw of 42 feet, 4 3/4 inches, joining her sister Baylee who won the event in 2012.

Alexis Velasquez, River Road softball: Won both games in last week's 3A region quarterfinal series against Shallowater, including throwing a shutout in a 2-0 victory in the second game.

Lee Passmore

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